Jin Soo Kim, a Samsung industrial designer, was called to the stand today by Samsung at Apple and Samsung's court battle and revealed this: the Galaxy Tab 10.1 project couldn't have ripped off the iPad because the Tab 10.1 project began in October 2009 (while the iPad was announced on January 27, 2010). Kim even went as far to show off an email dated three weeks before the iPad's announcement that included a design very close to the Tab 10.1. Read More >>
There are many, many accusations being tossed back and forth between Apple and Samsung. There have been for months, there will continue to be. But perhaps none of them has perfectly distilled the fight that the two megacorps are having quite like Samsung's Chief Product Officer Kevin Packingham did in an interview today with Wired. Read More >>
Featured comment by Aeropher:
"Yes they have to be competitive again if they lose but I'm not looking forward to a flurry of iPhone clones either, I'd like to see more innovation in..." More »
The UK judge that ruled that Samsung didn't copy the iPad because the Galaxy tab was "not as cool" as the iPad has now ordered Apple to take back its accusations against Samsung by publicly saying Samsung did not copy the iPad's design on the Apple website and various magazines and newspapers. Read More >>
Samsung mustn't know whether to celebrate or cry. A UK judge has ruled that the Galaxy Tab doesn't infringe Apple's registered design, in large part because it's "not as cool" as the iPad. Ouch. Read More >>
There’s loads of reasons to want to get out of the UK at the moment. There’s the impending horror of the Olympics; the suffocating nightmare that is the Queen’s Jubilee, and the fact that the government hate us all. Read More >>
The iPad 3 is on its way but let’s not get ourselves completely hung on that – it’s only a machine and it’s certainly not the boss of us. Other similar machines are available and perfectly capable of doing the same stuff as Apple's tablet. Read More >>
Earlier this week, Samsung named the devices that were due to get Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012. They've now confirmed that the Galaxy S and 7-inch Galaxy Tab definitely aren't in line for the update. Read More >>
Featured comment by Udimion:
"I've left mine official Samsung until now but with no ics i'm either rooting/cyanogen or sell it for £125 and buy a Sim free nexus s for £200. Espec..." More »
So this one landed on our desk with a big ol' thud of a HUH?BGR is reporting that, according to a trusted source, Samsung is making a 11.6-inch, 2560 x 1600 resolution Galaxy Tab that will be announced next February. You're going to need a bigger—actually—just use that humongous tablet as the boat. Read More >>
Featured comment by jtanz0:
"It's all about self justification! I'm very good at it usually (which is why I have a Desktop, 17" laptop, 15" laptop and a netbook) but I've so far m..." More »
Score one for Samsung! It just registered a major victory in its cantankerous dispute with Apple over the Galaxy Tab. An Australian court has overturned its October injunction against the devices for violating Apple's touchscreen technology after a quick redesign by Samsung. Tabs will be back on store shelves Friday at 4pm, local. [BBC News] Read More >>
Apple is engaged in a very public lawsuit with Samsung, alleging that Samsung has gone too far in mimicking their product designs. Now Samsung is putting Apple's design guru Jonny Ive on the stand to explain all the ways they've supposedly infringed on patents. Read More >>
News from the Australian front in the Apple/Samsung war has arrived, and it's bad for Samsung -- its Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been banned from sale in Oz, thanks to a judge putting an interim injunction in place. [BBC] Read More >>
Featured comment by token:
"I don't know why I find this whole debacle amusing. I'm not a massive Apple fanboi. But, for some strange reason, I find myself cheering them on in ..." More »
Featured comment by Phillips455:
"My only question is: will my galaxy tab (the original 7" one) still be suported, or atlest have honeycomb added to it?" More »